Country France Department Hautes-Pyrénées Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 4:39 PM | Region Occitanie Population (1999) 536 Area 15.02 km² Arrondissement Tarbes | |
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Canton Castelnau-Rivière-Basse Weather 16°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Madiran is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
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Map of 65700 Madiran, France
It is the centre of a wine producing area.
Madiran wine
Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties Courbu and Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of vineyards, is spread over three departments of France—Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques—and is a part of the South West France wine region.
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